As part of Naples Shipping Week 2024, the international conference, “Italy and Spain: Bilateral Meeting between Ports and Cities,” is proposed as a moment of confrontation between Italian and Spanish port-cities to identify common elements and differences between the two systems, sharing their respective problems and the strategies adopted for their resolution, with a view to mutual learning and enrichment.
The conference will consist of three thematic talks on different governance models, approaches to port-city interaction and the challenge of sustainability for the Mediterranean area. The initiative is promoted by the research group of the National Research Council (CNR) coordinated by Massimo Clemente, which is committed to developing the issues of sustainable development of coastal urban areas through interdisciplinary research activities and the analysis of good practices/case studies in national and international contexts.
The research path, rooted in the activities of RETE – International Association for the Collaboration between Ports and Cities as well as in the history of Naples Shipping Week, has been developed through specific research projects, moments of confrontation with institutions, associations, citizens and scholars on a shared project of sustainable development of the coastal metropolitan area of Naples and research-action protocols strongly characterized by collaborative approaches.

REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE (h. 8.30-9.00)

INSTITUTIONAL SALUTES (h. 9.00-9.30)
Antonio Garofalo, Rector University of Naples Parthenope
D. Miguel Ángel Fernández-Palacios, Ambassador of Spain to Italy (TBC)
Giuseppe Buccino Grimaldi, Ambassador of Italy to Spain
Umberto Masucci, President Propeller Club Port of Naples and Naples Shipping Week
Massimo Clemente, Director Institute for Construction Technology, National Research Council (CNR ITC) and Scientific Director of RETE

TALK 1 – PORT GOVERNANCE (h. 9.30-11.15 a.m.)
Chair: José Luis Estrada, Estrada Port Consulting and RETE
Teófila Martínez, President Port Authority of Cadiz and President RETE
Rafael Carmona Ruiz, President Port Authority of Seville and Vice President RETE Spain
Pilar Fernández-Fígares, Director of the Málagaport Foundation
Alicia Paz Antolín, Head of the Legal Support Office of the Planning and Development Directorate, Puertos del Estado
Giuseppe Grimaldi, Secretary General of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port System Authority
Zeno D’Agostino, President European Sea Ports Organization, President Technital
Barbara Bonciani, Vice President RETE Italia

TALK 2 – PORT-CITY INTERACTIONS (h. 11.15-12.30)
Chair: Arturo Capasso, University of Sannio and Luiss Guido Carli, Sea Economy Commission of the Order of Chartered Accountants of Naples
Sergi Carulla, Oscar Blanco, SCOB arquitectura y paysaje
Sergio Pareja, Economic-Financial Director, Gerencia Urbanistica Port Vell of Barcelona
Alessandro Castagnaro, University of Naples Federico II, Department of Infrastructure, Mobility and Civil Protection, City of Naples
Eleonora Giovene di Girasole, Institute for Construction Technology, National Research Council (CNR ITC)
Antonio Acierno, University of Naples Federico II
Matteo Ignaccolo, University of Catania and NETWORK.

TALK 3 – MEDITERRANEAN SUSTAINABILITY (h. 12.30-13.30)

Chair: Giorgio Budillon, University of Naples Parthenope – Pro-rector for Research and Institutional Relations
Emilio Fortunato Campana, Director Department of Engineering, ICT and Technologies for Energy and Transport of the National Research Council (CNR DIITET)
Salvatore Capasso, Director Department of Human and Social Sciences, Cultural Heritage (CNR DSU)
Antonio Occhiuzzi, University of Naples Parthenope
María José Andrade Marqués, University of Malaga and RETE
Gaia Daldanise, Research Institute on Innovation and Development Services, National Research Council (CNR IRISS)

CONCLUSIONS (h. 13.30-14.00)
Edoardo Rixi, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (TBC)

Scientific and organizing committee: Massimo Clemente, Umberto Masucci, Teófila Martínez, José Luis Estrada, Arturo Capasso, Giorgio Budillon, María José Andrade Marqués, Alessandro Castagnaro, Bruno Castaldo, Maria Cerreta, Gaia Daldanise, Eleonora Giovene di Girasole, Andrea Mastellone

Scientific and organizational secretariat: Erlisiana Anzalone, Patrizia Barchitta, Roberta Wanda Capogrosso, Valeria Catanese, Benedetta Ettorre, Emanuela Motta, Pietro Tirloni